Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-06
PREPARING FOR CLEVELAND.
What is Being Done By the Committees
and the Knights of Pythias.
ALL PReLlMINARles ARRANGED.
Who Will Compose the Reception
Com umistee--Funds kaiscd For Ex-
tensive Decorations - A New
Line or March Selected.
The Presidents Day.

Tho Presidents Day.
Part Of the committee on subscriptions
to decorate the city on the occasion OF
President Cleveland's visit continued
their WORK yesterday. They were Cen
eral Dandy, Joseph Garneau and Julius
Meyer. They secured 81, $50 aud wanted
sufficient to make about $1,000. The in
tentiOn is to decorate in greater or less
degree almost every crossing Oh the limo
Of the presidents drive in the heart Of
the city. while it Is hoped that, setting
aside party feeling, citizens will
decorate their buildings on the streets
through which the presidential party
will be driven. The military. it is
thought, will be in attendance, and those
civic societies which desire to attend may
do SO by notifying the committee of their
intention so to do.
Yesterday afternoon the committee
met at 4 o'clock and continued in session
until a late hour. The following gentie-
men were present: William +. Bechel, +.
E. Bailey. 7. j: Lowry, John F. Boyd, l.
Coipepetzer, P. Z. fler, Joseph Garneau,
jr., L. j. Lowry, f. z. Bailey, Il. W.
Ames, G. V. Gallagher, General G. b.
Dandy.
Some preliminary business was dis.
posed of and the finance committee re.
ported collections made that but about
1890 more was needed, The mayor and
city council were requested to have the
streets over which the presidential party
would pass IN good order, and to supply
a squad of mounted police to precede
and keep the thoroughfares clear. The
school board was requested to give the
scholars II half holiday. and have them
all assemble where they could see the
president.
Invitations were issued to General
Wheaton and staff, General Crook and
staff, and the military stationed at Fort
Omaha, and all civic societies and
lodges, and the city and county officials.
General Wheaton was appointed grand
marshal of the day, and all officers
of organizations taking part in
the parade were requested to report to
him and be assigned to positions in the
line.
General j. f. Dandy, Joseph Garneau
and Julius Meyer were authorized to
make contracts for the decorations.
The following are announced as the
reception committee:
Governor Thayer, General }. B. Dandy.
General Crook. Hon. J. A. McShane, Hon,
man Kountze, Hon. J. M. .Woolwotth, r. j.
Potter, j. Ii. Millard. p. L. Iler, Max Meyer,
Mayor W. J. Broatch. joseph Garnssu, W.
+. BeGhei, Q: V; = Gallagher, George pritehett.
RaSnds, Raasri Hon. ~ Georss ssn'0WSS. ". E. Dor:
Sey; ni Julius s. Meyer. Udo ", Brachyodel,
eGsa M udas isxfSp S W. Hass S
vile. Judge Croft, Judge Dundy.. Frank
| Murphy. G. W. HhmiltOn, A. p. Hopkins
and G. II. Brown.
The committee is to meet to-day at 4
O'Clock AT the Office OF Hon. j. A. Nc
| Shane.
For some reason the route at first de-
cided upon was not satisfactory and the
| committee selected the following:
The reception committee on meeting the
| president at the depot will form in line. to-
preceded by the mounted police, will 90 west
| on Mason street to Eleventh, north on Elev-
| enth to jackson, east on Jackson to Tenth,
north on Tenth to Harney, east on Harney
| Farnam to Sixteenth, north on Sixteenth to
| Dodge, east on Dodge to Fifteenth, south on
| Fifteenth to Douglas, east on
Pouglss rno to Eleventh. south r1t On
| teenth, north on Fifteenth to Douglas, west
| on Douglas to Sixteenth, north on Sixteenth
| to Cunning. west on Cunning to Twenty-sec-
ond, south on Twenty-second to the High
| north on Twenty-secOnd to Dodge. west on
Dodge to Twentv-tifth avenue, south on
| Twenty-iifth avenue to Farnam, west on
Farnam to Tentyeighth, south on twenty
| east on LeavenwOrth to Phil Sheridan street,
| north on Phil Sheridan street to St Mary's
avenue, east on St Mary's avenue TO Har-
ney, east on Harney to Eighteenth. north Oh
Eighteenth to Farnam, east on Farnam to
| Tenth, south on Tenth to Brownell hall.
The party will then circle around the park In
| front of Brownell hall and return to the
depot.
X. of p. Arrangements.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Knights of Pythias was held last
evening to confer concerning the prize
| drill, parade and reception to President
| Cleveland on the 12th. A letter was re.
ceived from Governor Thayer accepting
| the invitation to be present and take part
| in the reception exercises. The route of
| parade for that day was decided on but
remains vet to be approved by General
Dayton, of the Nebraska brigade, who is
| to have charge OF the parade.
The report of the committee on sub
scriptlons showed that the citizens had
been subscribing most literally for deco
ratlons and prizes. Arrangements were
made for taking care of large number
| of visitors during the encampment.
| On next Friday evening at 5 O'Clock at
the base ball park, the Knights of Pythlas
will meet for purposes of drill, at which
time reglmental flag, United States
flag and gydons will be presented to the
| regiment.
| On the 18th and 18th insts. Colonel
| Rockwell of Cheyenne, will be a visitor
| in the city as a guest of the Knights, who,
it Is expected will turn out ten thousand
strong.
| LOYAL LEGION